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A Palestinian was shot dead on Wednesday (October 14) after he had attempted to stab paramilitary police at an entrance to Jerusalem’s walled Old City, police said. In video filmed by Al Arabyia, the assailant clad in military-style camouflage clothing appears to be shot when lying on the ground before an officer calls on his comrades to cease firing. Other television footage showed the assailant running with a knife in his hand before shots are […]
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says she does not support the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, but gives the president credit for taking on the negotiation. U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday (October 14) she does not support the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal because it does not adequately address currency manipulation. Clinton, who announced her opposition to the deal last week, said at a campaign event on Wednesday that she had hoped the […]
In predominantly Muslim Bangladesh, many people drink cough syrup as an alternative to alcohol and addiction to the medication is a problem. The cough syrups that are favoured are the ones that contain codeine, which is banned in the country. However, addicts can still access bottles that are smuggled across the border from India, where it is not illegal. Drugstores in Bangladesh only carry cough medication that contain substances used to replace codeine, which can […]
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton won unexpected support from chief rival Bernie Sanders on Tuesday for her use of a private email server as U.S. secretary of state, helping to defuse an issue that has overshadowed her campaign. Echoing comments she has made before, Clinton said her decision to not use a government email address was a mistake, but she emphasized that she wanted to focus her energy on policy issues that were more important […]
Pacific allies the United States and Australia has issued a warning to china, saying they remain committed to freedom of navigation that includes in the disputed South China Sea where china has built islands. “Together our nations favor peaceful resolutions to disputes and oppose coercion and infringement on well-established international norms, especially in the face of rising tensions in the east and South China Sea. Now, make no mistake, the United States will fly, sail […]
China’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday (October 14), that the country had no plans to send its military ships to Syria to fight with Russian forces already there, after reports in overseas media that it was planning to do so. Chinese media has picked up Russian and Middle Eastern news reports that China would fight alongside Russia in Syria, and that China’s sole aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, could participate too. Chinese media has also described […]
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday (October 14) that China has not militarized the South China Sea, and warned certain countries to stop hyping up the issue. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying made the comments at a daily news briefing after U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the United States military would sail and fly wherever international law allowed, including the disputed South China Sea. Carter had been asked about reports that the United […]
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson meets Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe and signs an agreement to strengthen ties between the cities. The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, met Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe on Wednesday (October 14) to boost relations between the two cities. Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe began the meeting by expressing regret that Japan could not compete against England in this year’s rugby world cup. “I was hoping to see Japan and England compete […]
Without Chinese people’s tolerance and help, Japan cannot achieve post-war pacifism, said the leader of the Japanese government coalition’s junior partner New Komeito party during his visit to China on Tuesday. Natsuo Yamaguchi, leader of the New Komeito party, made the statement when visiting the Museum of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression after arriving in China’s capital Beijing on Tuesday morning for a four-day visit. “We must not forget the historical […]
British banker, Rurik Jutting, accused of murdering two Indonesian women in Hong Kong last year, as his lawyer says the trial will start in October 2016. The trial of a British banker accused of murdering two Indonesian women in Hong Kong last year will start in October next year, the man’s lawyer said on Wednesday. The hearing will last around 20 days from October 25 until November 21, 2016, Rurik Jutting’s lawyer Michael Vidler told […]
German President Joachim Gauck attends an opening ceremony for an exhibition symbolising hopes of reunification near the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas. German President Joachim Gauck attended an opening ceremony on Wednesday (October 14) for the “Unification Platform”, an exhibition representing hopes of a reunification between the two Koreas, held near the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating the nations. About 300 people, including South Korean Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo and German Ambassador to South […]
Two Canadians, a Norwegian, and a Filipino woman have appealed by video to the Philippines to stop military operations and to Canada to negotiate for their freedom with Islamist militants who abducted them. The four were snatched at gunpoint by 11 gunmen, believed to be al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants, at an upmarket resort on Samar island in the Philippines on Sept. 21 and taken to an unknown location in the south. “Please, stop all these […]
